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Multi-Color Cavity Ringdown Based Detection Method And Apparatus, Scott Reeve, Susan Allen

Mechanical Engineering - Daytona Beach

A multi-color cavity ringdown based spectrometer is housed in a light tight enclosure to detect the presence of trace quantities of gas phase molecules emanating from explosives, drugs, or hazardous materials being transported through the enclosure or compounds contained in a patient's breath. A method is also disclosed for detecting gas phase molecules emanating from explosives, drugs, hazardous materials, or a patient's breath.